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        "id": 1721388,
        "msgid": "forestry-minister-states-coordination-and-public-participation-key-to-curbing-forest-and-land-fires-1778190980",
        "date": "2026-05-06 15:12:10",
        "title": "Forestry Minister states coordination and public participation key to curbing forest and land fires",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni has highlighted that improved coordination among ministries, local governments, and public participation are crucial in reducing forest and land fires (karhutla), with incidents showing a steady decline from 2.6 million hectares in 2015 to 359,619 hectares in 2025. Under President Prabowo Subianto's leadership, efforts include breaking down sectoral egos, empowering community groups like Masyarakat Peduli Api (MPA), leveraging technology for early detection, and strengthening law enforcement against illegal burning. This integrated approach from central to local levels, combined with education and capacity building, underscores the shared responsibility in environmental protection and disaster prevention.",
        "content": "<p>Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni has emphasised that coordination\nbetween relevant ministries and institutions, along with public\nparticipation, is key to handling forest and land fires (karhutla) in\nIndonesia, which are showing an improving trend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have witnessed that the karhutla figures have, Alhamdulillah,\ncontinued to decline year on year, including during the El Ni\u00f1o period,\u201d\nthe Minister stated in Jakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is due to the improving coordination between ministries,\ninstitutions, and central and regional governments under the leadership\nof President Prabowo Subianto,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut), karhutla\nin 2015 covered 2.6 million hectares. This figure then fell to 1.6\nmillion hectares in 2019, and further to 1.1 million hectares in\n2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2025, we have also successfully reduced it from 376,805.05\nhectares in 2024 to 359,619.42 hectares,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, prevention and mitigation efforts cannot be\nshouldered by a single institution alone, but must be a collective\nresponsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is part of our desire to dismantle sectoral egos; we must work\ntogether, shared responsibility cannot be burdened on just one\ninstitution,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Raja Antoni assessed that public participation is a\ncrucial factor in early prevention efforts. He mentioned the presence of\nFire-Caring Communities (Masyarakat Peduli Api or MPA) spread across\nvarious regions, which can help identify potential fires from the\noutset, alongside the utilisation of technology.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, he also assured that law enforcement will continue\nto be strengthened. The government, he said, involves law enforcement\napparatus to firmly prosecute perpetrators of land burning proven to\nviolate regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Forestry, through the Directorate of Forest Fire\nControl, has undertaken various strategic measures, including\nstrengthening integrated patrols, optimising hotspot monitoring\ntechnology, and enhancing the capacity of human resources in the\nfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKarhutla control efforts must be carried out in an integrated manner\nfrom the centre to the regions, involving the public. Education and\nempowerment of the community are crucial factors in curbing the\nincidence of karhutla,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
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